Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described his Wednesday phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump as "colourful" and warned Canadians that the trade war is likely to continue, despite Canada and Mexico receiving a temporary tariff reprieve on Thursday.

President Trump doubled down Thursday on his claim that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the escalating trade war between the two neighbors as a campaign issue, just before giving

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada warned that the Trump administration’s tariffs were leading to a trade war. Mexico’s leader vowed to impose countermeasures on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the phone amid a dispute over reciprocal tariffs. "The call ended in a 'somewhat' friendly manner!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social online platform.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday that his tariffs on Canadian imports were "a very dumb thing to do" and said Ottawa was striking back immediately at its closest ally.

Automakers received a temporary reprieve Wednesday from US President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, as concerns mounted over consumer impacts and talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded no immediate breakthrough.

The US president gave no hint of any tariff relief and again belittled Canada’s leader as “governor” in a post on his social media site.